S.S.S. 3 AGAIN

Chapter Three

"And if you stand for nothing, you'll fall for it all.
We got all we need, got love and all.
But you're never fully dressed without a smile."
- Sia (You're Never Fully Dressed Without A Smile).

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I resumed on the third week which made me miss the notes given to my classmates in the first and second week. I tried to catch up by writing some of the notes. Jetemi and Lydia also helped in writing the important subjects.

A day to our tests, we were in the Science Laboratory. Most of us were with our Biology notes because we had to do our Biology test later that day. The Food and Nutrition teacher was in our class teaching her students so she told the rest of us to excuse her. Since the Library was locked, we decided to all go to the Laboratory.

Why should a Library even be locked during school hours? Nawa.

Rachel; the Chapel prefect girl was asking some questions from my classmates. She was one of those I clicked with quickly in our class. She happened to be the tallest and skinniest female in our class. She has long legs which made it easy for her to run. She has a very nice singing voice which gives her the confidence to sing in class almost all the time. "What about the neatest?" She asked.

"Dami nah." Jetemi and some others chorused.

Since my first day, I knew Damilola would be a very naughty boy with the way he had shouted my name that day. Well, I was right. He sits at the back of the class and he makes the class laugh most times with the jokes he cracks whenever teachers are in class. He's a very jovial and cute guy. His brown skin made his cuteness more fascinating.  What I admired most about him is his neatness. I noticed his uniforms were always neat and well-ironed.

"Ebony girl?" Rachel asked. She was writing everything down as she asked.

"Everyone knows it's Lydia." Jetemi replied.

"I gave Demilade cutest girl oh." Rachel said.

"Awwn!" I cooed as I covered my face in between smiles. Some of them laughed while some hissed at my stupidity.

"Fiyin, you're the cutest guy."

"Ehn? Are you whining my head ni? " Fiyin replied and everyone started laughing. "Serious now, where did you put Demola?"

Fiyin is the senior prefect boy. He smiles a lot, which brings his white teeth in view amidst his very dark skin. He should be the ebony boy because he's a very dark guy. He's also very friendly even to juniors.

"What happened to Demola oh?" Someone said from where they were writing the awards but I was too busy to check who the person was. I needed to cover up what I was reading. I would rather collect the jotter from Rachel later to check the awards. It was almost time for Biology and I had to revise.

"Fiyin said you're the cutest guy." I heard Rachel say.

"Before nko. Let me see the list sef." The guy replied. Soon, the bell was rung and we headed to class.

"Rachel, where's that paper you were writing names on in the Lab? Please let me see it." I said to her later in class after our Biology test.